Hinged supports



Aug. 29, 1967 R. L; B'ONECK 3,337,904

HINGED SUPPORTS Filed Dec. 21. 1964 INVENTOR ROGER L. BONECK WMMLU V ATTORNEYS United States Patent ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Includes hinge supports for the upper ends of storm windows in order that they can be engaged and disengaged from the inside of a window frame when replacing them.

The hinged supports are associated with the window frame and they have a hinge plate associated therewith for removable attachment to a storm window.

My invention relates to hinge supports, and more particularly to hinge supports for storm-sashes or screens.

The object of my invention is to provide a means for hingedly supporting storm windows or screens at their upper end and permitting them to be engaged and disengaged from the inside, when replacing them.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described, that may be applied and attached from the inside, without the necessity of using ladders.

Still another object of my invention, is to provide a device that may be operated and manipulated by anyone without special skill, or the use of special tools, or equipment.

It is manifest to anyone familiar with exchanging screens or storm windows, that it requires considerable effort when they are removed or replaced from the outside, often requiring the use of ladders, and many times creating a hazard for the person performing the operation.

It is therefore a prime object of my invention to provide a hinged hanger assembly, that may be attached from the inside, and manipulated by applying, or removing a simple wing nut, or bolt, or the like on each side which acts as a support for the frame of the storm window or screen when in use.

The device is extremely simple in construction, economical to manufacture, yet highly efiicient in its operation.

Other and further objects of my invention will become more apparent as the description proceeds, when taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the device showing the support before it is attached to a screen or storm-sash frame;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the assembled device, with the screen or storm-sash frame in phantom;

FIG. 3 is a front or outside view of the entire assembled device;

FIG. 4 is a rear or inside view of the device;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of construction, to accomplish the same purpose as the device shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 inclusive;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the modified construction shown in FIG. 5, showing the sash or screen in two positions indicated by the dotted lines;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the modified construction as shown in FIG. 5; and

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the device as shown in FIG. 1, with the frame shown in phantom in an open position.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the various views, and referring now to the same, the character 10 shows an angularly shaped mounting bracket that is equipped with apertures shown as 11 to accommodate screws as a means of attachment to the corner of the Window frame 12 which is shown in phantom.

A threaded aperture 13 in the mounting bracket 10 is engaged by a wing bolt shown as 14, for supporting the hinge bracket 15. The hinge bracket 15 has an arm 15a extending from the wing bolt 14. The arm 15a has an offset portion 16 and the off-set portion extends outward into a recessed opening 19a that is sized to receive a window frame or screen 19. The arm 15a extends forward and terminates at its free end by extending substantially transverse with respect to the off-set portion 16. The arm has an aperture at its free end that receives a bolt 17. The bolt 17 pivotally associates a hinge plate 18 thereto, said hinge plate extending transversely with respect to said arm and having apertures 20 for attachment by means of screws to the outer surface of a window or screen shown in phantom as 19. The off-set portion therefore engages the inside of the window while the hinge plate 18 engages the outside of the window. It will'be seen from FIGS. 2 and 8 that the hinge bracket 15 and hinge plate 18 have: a first position where they engage the storm windows without having the storm Window received by the recessed openings of the window frame, and a second position where the hinge bracket 15 and hinge plate 18 are rotated so that the hinge plate 18 is substantially parallel to the off-set portion 16 and the storm window 19 is positioned in the recessed opening 19a.

The modified construction of the device as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 is similar in function and performance. The mounting bracket shown as 21 is the equivalent of the angular bracket 10, and is similarly attached with screws through the apertures 11, but a laterally disposed flat plate 22 which is an integral part of the bracket 21, is equipped with an aperture to accommodate the threaded winged bolt 14 which threadedly engages an angular support 23 at 24. It will be seen from FIG. 6 that the flat plate is disposed in alignment with the inside of the storm Window when the storm window is in the recessed opening 19a of the window frame. The angular support 23, as seen from FIGS. 5 and 6, is removably attached to the flat plate and extends upward and forward to conform to the recessed opening 19a. The angular support terminates at its forward end 25 at the same distance that the recessed opening terminates.

The angular support 23 is radially formed at 25 to engage a pin 26 acting as a horizontal support for the hinged portion 27 of a hinge plate 28 which is pivotally mounted to said forward end and is provided with a plurality of apertures 29 to accommodate screws 30 for attachment to the outside of a storm window 19 or screens. Thus, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the hinge plate has a first position Where it engages the storm window at the outside thereof without having the storm window engage the recessed opening 19a and a second position where it is substantially parallel to the flat plate and the storm window is positioned in the recessed opening.

From the above description it will become apparent to anyone familiar with the art, and referring to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 that when the angular bracket 10 is applied to the upper inner corners of the window frame 12, from the inside, and the hinge plate 18 is applied to the outside surface of the storm window or screen, the hinge plate 18 is pivotally supported by the rivet or bolt 17 to the angular hinge bracket 15, which in turn is attached to the mounting bracket 10 from the inside by means of the winged bolt 14, which threadedly engages the mounting bracket 10 at 13.

The modified structure shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 is similarly attached by applying the mounting bracket 21 to the inside of the window frame 12, and the hinged plate 28 is applied to the outside of the sash or screen 19 7 comprising:

which hinged plate 2 8 is pivotally applied at 25, 26, and 27m the angular support 23, which in turn is supported to the mounting 21 by the winged bolt or screw 14.

The attaching, or removal of the screen or window is done from the inside in a very simple manner by the winged screw 14, without any mechanical skill or the use of any special equipment.

Although I have shown a specific structure of the parts and their arrangement, I am fully cognizant of the fact that many changes may be made in the parts without affecting their operativeness, and I reserve the rights to make such changes as I may deem convenient or necessary without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the claims. Also, it is to be understood that my use of the term storm windows in the claims is intended to apply to screens or any other type of removable device that is to fit into the recessed openings of the window frame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent in the United States is:

1. A hinge support to be associated with a window frame having a recessed opening for a storm window an angular shaped mounting bracket that is removably attached to the corner of the window frame adjacent the inside of said storm window, an arm having a first portion removably attached to said mounting bracket, said arm extending from said mounting bracket and having an'ofi-set portion for contacting the inside of the storm window when said window is in a closed position, said arm having a second portion extending substantially transverse with respect to said off-set portion and terminating in a free end, and a hinge plate pivotally attachedto said free end of said arm and having apertures for attachment to the outside of said storm window, said hinge plate having a first position where it engages said storm window and said storm window is not engaging said recessed opening and a second position where it is rotated to a position where said hinge plate is substantially parallel to said off-set portion and said storm window is positioned in said recessed opening, whereby said storm window can be installed from one side of said Window frame.

2. A, hinge support to be associated with a window frame having a recessed opening for a storm window comprising: a mounting bracket having an angular contour that is removably attached to the corner of said window frame adjacent the inside of said storm window, a fastening means protruding through said mounting bracket, a hinge bracket having a first arm portion arm with an aperture for removable association with said protruding fastening means, said arm extending from said aperture and having an off-set portion for contacting the inside of said storm window, when it is associated with the recessed opening, a second arm portion attached to said ofiF-set portion and terminating in a free end that extends substantially transverse with respect to said offset portion, and a hinge plate pivotally attached to said free end of said arm and having apertures for attachment to the outside of said storm window, said hinge bracket having a first position where it engages said storm window and said storm window is not engaging said recessed opening and a second position where it is rotated to a position where said hinge plate is substantially parallel to said off-set portion and said storm window is positioned in said recessed opening, whereby said storm window can be installed from one side of said window frame. a

3. A hinge support to be associated with a window. frame having a recessed opening for a storm window comprising: a mounting bracket having an angular contour that is removably fastened to the corner of a window frame, said mounting bracket having a flat plate that is disposed in substantially parallel relationship with the vertical plane of the storm window when the Window is in a closed position, an angular support is removably attached to said flat plate and extends upward and towards the outside of a storm window to conform to said recessed opening, said angular support terminating at its forward end at the same distance that said recessed opening terminates, and a hinge plate pivotally mounted to said forward end and having apertures for attachment to the outside of said storm window, said hinge plate having a first position where it engages said storm window without having said storm window engage said recessed openings and a second position where it is substantially parallel to said flat plate and said storm window is positioned in said recessed opening, whereby said storm window can be installed from one side of said Window frame.

References Cited FOREIGN PATENTS 41l,506 3/1925 Germany.

MARVIN A. CHAMPION, Primary Examiner.

EDWARD C. ALLEN, Examiner. J. H. MCGLYNN, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A HINGE SUPPORT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A WINDOW FRAME HAVING A RECESSED OPENING FOR A STORM WINDOW COMPRISING: AN ANGULAR SHAPED MOUNTING BRACKET THAT IS REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO THE CORNER OF THE WINDOW FRAME ADJACENT THE INSIDE OF SAID STORM WINDOW, AN ARM HAVING A FIRST PORTION REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO SAID MOUNTING BRACKET, SAID ARM EXTENDING FROM SAID MOUNTING BRACKET AND HAVING AN OFF-SET PORTION FOR CONTACTING THE INSIDE OF THE STORM WINDOW WHEN SAID WINDOW IS IN A CLOSED POSITION, SAID ARM HAVING A SECOND PORTION EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSVERSE WITH RESPECT TO SAID OFF-SET PORTION AND TERMINATING IN A FREE END, AND A HINGE PLATE PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID FREE END OF SAID ARM AND HAVING APERTURES FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE OUTSIDE OF SAID STORM WINDOW, SAID HINGE PLATE HAVING A FIRST POSITION WHERE IT ENGAGES SAID STORM WINDOW AND SAID STORM WINDOW IS NOT ENGAGING SAID RECESSED OPENING AND A SECOND POSITION WHERE IT IS ROTATED TO A POSITION WHERE SAID HINGE PLATE IS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID OFF-SET PORTION AND SAID STORM WINDOW IS POSITIONED IN SAID RECESSED OPENING, WHEREBY SAID STORM WINDOW CAN BE INSTALLED FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID WINDOW FRAME. 